The roaring 20's is an era which you may associate with the Great Gatsby (written by F Scott Fitzgerald)
and many of the styles with which we are now so familiar were first introduced by the famous Coco Chanel.
It was during the twenties that the bob became a popular hairstyle and the flapper dress was the height of
fashion.
One 1920s fashion icon who epitomised this look was Louise Brooks, with her bobbed hair, worn with bangs or a
fringe.
You can check out more photos of Louise at http://www.fashion-era.com/1920s/fashion_icons_1920s.htm
Film Stars of the 20's
One well-known actress of the silent movies was Greta Garbo.
There's more images of Greta and the 20's fashions that she wore at
http://home.hiwaay.net/~oliver/otherports.htm
A popular male film star of this era was Clark Gable, who went on to make the famous film, Gone with the
Wind.
Check out the vintage hairstyles of the 1920's and also view the fashions from the
twenties at the popular website, Fashion-Era.com
Interestingly, the Marc Jacobs New York fashion collection for autumn / winter 2007 featured many of the chic,
head-turning fashions from this era.
Key Looks from this Era
To re-create looks from this era - dropped waist dresses or straight dresses with a sash tied around the
hips.
Evening gowns with fringes or beading were popular -this image shows a typical (rather luxurious) flapper
dress.
Hair was worn short and straight, to complement straight dresses with shoestring straps .
Fur was popular as an adornment - used as colllars or cuffs.
This was also the height of the Art Deco look, so popular now, with brooches still in fashion .
How to Recreate the Twenties Look
If you're looking to quickly put together a fancy dress costume from this era - choose a
simple, mid-length shift dress, add some classic jewellery and a headband. Voila!
Here's our favorite Youtube video, showing how to create those amazing 1920s hair curls. Animal lovers
beware, this was filmed around 90 years ago and you may be shocked by some of the content:-
All the best to you if you're creating these - hope it works as well for you as it did for the lady above!
Want to know more about 1920s hair styles, check out our 1930's
info.
